The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-27

the sisterhood Of the /. O H., and this evening
| a large number of women have agreed to meet
at the nall. No. 30 Circle street. for the puroose
| OF organizing branch of the sisterhood. 1t Will
be the first branch r the United States organized
| by the ladies. Supreme Justice +. ID. Somerby
| will be in attendance.
WHIPPED HIS BRoTHER's AssAILANT.
| John Clune and Samuel Lebowry were ar
rested yesterday for indulging in a fight at the
corner Of Meridian and Washington streets
| During the forenoon Clune assaulted brother
of Lebowry on East Washington street and beat
| him IN very badly. When Samuel heard Of the
| difficulty he started out to find his brother
assaiant and was proceeding to give Clune a
very severe thrashing when Sergeant Quigley
came up and interfered.
CAPTURE OF cHUcK-A-LUcK GAMBLERS.
Early yesterday morning dozen more Of
the most notorious gambler in the city went to
the grove below the starch works and started q
game of chuck -a-luck. The police were informed
of what they were doing, and Patrolmen Page.
Davis. John Shea. Maholm and Joyce surround
ed them, just before noon, and succeeded in CAP
turing eight OF them. with their outfit Those
arrested were Wm Eppards. Frank Kokenmiller.
Tim Hollepap, James Murphy, Ed Kendrick,
George Groves, Frank johnson and Thomas
Blankwell.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING CRUSHED.
George Williamson. q Daggaeemaster at the
Union Depot had q narrow escape from death
Saturday night. He attempted to pull heavily
loaded truck across the track in front of j.,
M. g. !. passenger train. and was struck and
thrown between the train and his truck. Before
the engineer could stop the locomotive William
son had been badly crushed about the abdomen
and hips. He was taken TO the California
House. where he boards. He did not suffer q
great deal from his injuries yesterday. and his
physician thinks he will be able to be out in a
few weeks.
PLEDGED TO COMMIT PERJURY.
Many of the saloon keepers in the city did not
pay much attention to the Sunday law yester-
day, and did abont much business as on week
days. Nearly all the downtown places had
watchers out and whenever the officers were not
in sight business went A great many of the
more cautious keepers require those admitted to
pledge themselves that they will not tell whore
they get their drinks. One saloon-keeper told a
patrolman yesterday that he never allowed any
one In Dis place on Sunday until he had been
given promise by the customer to swear to lie
II brought before the grand jury.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING HORSE
Paul Ress. of Mapleton. while returning from
the Socialists picnic. in North Indianapolis,
stopped 10 SEQ friend near Maus's brewery last
night and while he was in the house his horse
and buggy driven away. At IL o'clock
Merchant Policeman Walker found the horse on
Illinois street, in the possession Of Ger
man named Charles Zahl. He unable
TO speak English, and was sent to the station
house. Through an interpreter, he said that he
met two men with the horse and buggy on
Blake street. They asked him to take it to the
stable at the corner of Illinois and South streets,
and. az he lived only couple of squares from
the stable. he was willing to oblige them.
THE ANNUAL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
The tournament of the Indianapolis Sportsmens
Association will open at Beck's Shooting Park to-
morrow, and will continue uni: Friday 1t is
expected that many of the best marksmen in the
country will be in attendance. The matches to-
morrow are as follows: Match. No. Purse,
Match, No. 2-Purse. $400; ten single, live
pigeons; plunge traps. twenty-five yards rise;
use of one barrel. Match. No. 3-Purse. $780,
ten single. Peoria blackbr Match. No A.
Purse. $500; FIVE single, live pigeons; English
rules, except as to guns; 10 bore. thirty yards;
I2bore, under eight pounds, twenty eight yards.
THE MENNERcHoR socIETY's ANN1vERsARY.
Yesterday was great day for the German
population of the city. It was the thirty-thrd
Of the organization Of the Menner-
Choir Singing Society, and the event was cele-
brated by an excursion and picnic to Broad Rip
pie. 1t required three trains over the Airline to
carry the people out. In all more than two
thousand visited the grounds during the day.
The singers of the Mannerchor rendered an ex-
cellent programme during the afternoon, after
propriate to the occasion. He spoke of the rapid
amalgamation of all the nationalities in this
country. and thought it was all for good. 1t
should be the duty of all natonalities here to
search ont tine best in society and adopt it
their own. There were many good points the
mercans could accept from the Germans. and
MS many the Germans could take from the
Americans. By this sitting process America
could and would become the greatest nation
upon the earth. At the close of the speech Mr..
Emmerich was presented with gold headed
cane by the society. The presentation speech
was made by Adolph Sesdenstcker.
CONVENTION OF LITERARY PEOPLE
The third convention of the American Associ-
Church, this city, on June 20 and 80. The death
,f Major Gordon, and the absence in Europe Of
E. w. Halford and Rev. o. G. McCulloch. ne
.essitate some changes in the published pro-
,ramne. NJ. Halford's topic, ''The Relations
Of Literature to the Newspaper" has been as
signed to g. c. Matthews. memorial and res
olution in regard to the death of Major Gordon |
Ben S Parker, Mrs. D. M. Jordan and ex-Gov- |
,rnor Harding. On Wednesday evening. after |
The business of the day. there will be a public |
entertainment Rev. Robert Mcintyre will lect-
ire on Robert Burns" and there will be music |
1nder the direction of Mrs Rose c. Bailey. On |
evening there will also be public !
ertaiument, at which there will be poems, read /
ngs rectations and music by members of the |
association. The secretary Mrs. NJ. l.. Andrews, |
If Connersville has received an unusually large |
number of letters in relation to the convention, |
Ind it is thought the attendance will be larger |
han at either of the two previous conventions.